This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.